International Environmental Agreements : An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780415598255 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 216 str.

Steinar Andresen; Elin Lerum Boasson; Geir Ha Nneland

Opis

International Environmental Agreements provide a practical basis for countries to address environmental issues on a global scale. The book explores the workings and outcomes of these agreements. It analyses key questions of why some problems are dealt with successfully and others ignored. The book discusses the most important agreements set up to address environmental problems in three areas: air, water and nature protection / biological diversity. It traces the history of agreements such as the Kyoto Protocol and its forerunners, and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement. It examines key policies and issues in environmental protection and diversity, concluding with a synthesis of research to show how performance of Agreements could be improved in the future. International Environmental Agreements presents an important contribution to the debates on international relations, climate change and environmental policy, and will be of interest to scholars, students and researchers in global environmental politics.

Spis treści

Part I Introduction  1. An international environmental policy takes shape  Part II Air Pollution  2. Long-range transport of air pollutants in Europe  3. International ozone politics  4. International climate cooperation  Part III Ocean Management  5. Law of the sea  6. North Sea pollution control 7. International fisheries politics  Part IV Nature Protection and Biodiversity  8. Convention on Biological Diversity  9. The plant treaty  10. International forest politics  Part V Conclusions  11. Ideals and practice in international environmental politics

O autorze

Steinar Andresen is Senior Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway, and formerly professor at the Dept. of Political Science, University of Oslo.

Elin Lerum Boasson is Research Fellow at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, Norway.

Geir Hønneland is Research Director at the Fridtjof Nansen Institute and adjunct professor at the University of Tromsø.